Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (LOW) $65 in June?

Prediction markets put the probability at 14%: Will WTI Crude Oil (WTI) hit (LOW) $65 in June. Currently, markets see this as unlikely (14% YES). Citi cuts Brent forecasts as U.S.-Iran MoU points to Strait of Hormuz flow normalization.

What’s Happening

U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude fell to a three-month low on June 16, 2026, trading down $2.22, or 2.8%, at $78.53 a barrel, after touching $78.27 — the weakest level since March 10. The slide extended Monday's nearly 5% drop triggered by President Donald Trump's announcement of an interim deal with Iran to end the Gulf war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Traders weighed the prospect of restored Persian Gulf supply against soft physical demand signals, with limited public detail on the preliminary memorandum of understanding adding to volatility around whether wti crude oil (wti) hit (low) $65 in june remains plausible from current levels. [Kitco, Jun 16]

Major banks moved quickly to revise forecasts downward. Citi on June 15 cut its average Brent forecasts to $75 for Q3 2026 and $70 for Q4, while lowering its 2027 Brent projection to $65 per barrel from $80, citing expected normalization of Strait of Hormuz trade flows. Goldman Sachs, in a note led by co-head of global commodities research Daan Struyven, reduced its Q4 2026 Brent forecast to $80 from $90, pulling forward the timeline for Gulf supply recovery by a month. The coordinated revisions reflect a shift in the market's structural view from supply-shock pricing back toward demand-driven fundamentals. [CNBC, Jun 16]

The broader retreat has been steep: Brent and WTI have slid roughly 18% from their May peaks, with industry trackers noting both benchmarks unwinding the Hormuz risk premium that drove May highs. The question of whether wti crude oil (wti) hit (low) $65 in june depends on whether the MoU translates into actual tanker traffic resumption before month-end, and on whether weakening demand indicators accelerate the slide from the current high-$70s range. Next catalysts include further detail on the U.S.-Iran framework, weekly U.S. inventory data, and signals from OPEC+ producers on whether they adjust output guidance in response to the changed geopolitical baseline. [Fibre2Fashion, Jun 10]

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